Slide 1. ADA Web
Site Compliance: Are Pharmacy Web Sites Accessible?
Ellen R. Cohn
Gary
Stoehr
Ashli Molinero
University of Pittsburgh
Slide 2. What is WWW Accessibility?
Slide 3. Our
interest in the topic:
Slide 4. The
Problem
Slide 5. The Frustration
“When blind people use the
internet and come across unfriendly sites, we aren’t surfing, we are
crawling….Imagine hearing pages that say:
‘Welcome to …(image). This is the
home of ….(image).’ ‘link, link, link.’ It is like trying to use Netscape with
your monitor off and the mouse unplugged. See how far you will get.”
(New
York Times CyberTimes, 2/1/96)
Slide 6. “Wake-up Calls” for Universities
Justice Department opinion
US Dept.of Education-Office of Civil Rights Settlement Letter
Slide 7. Educational Institutions: Increasingly Web Dependent:
Slide 8. Accessibility
Validation: Bobby 3.1 CAST Analysis
Slide 9. Pharmacy Related
Sites
The 2 most common errors:
Slide 10. Medical/Disability Sites
Slide 11. Are Pharmacy Schools “Open?”
Slide 12. Accessible Design Myths
Slide 13. WAI Quick Tips
for Page Authoring
Images & animations. Use the alt
attribute to describe the function of all visuals.
<IMG
SRC=“./coolgraphics/graphicfish.gif”ALT=“Graphic of a fish”>
Image
maps. Use client-side MAP and text for hotspots.
Multimedia. Provide captioning and transcripts of audio,
descriptions of video, and accessible versions in case inaccessible formats are
used.
Slide 14. WAI Quick Tips for Page Authoring (continued)
Hypertext links.
Use text that makes sense when read out of context. For instance, do not use
"click here."
Page organization. Use headings, lists, and consistent
structure. Use CSS for layout and style where possible.
Graphs & charts.
Summarize or use the longdesc attribute.
Scripts, applets, & plug-ins.
Provide alternative content in case active features are inaccessible or
unsupported.
Slide 15. WAI Quick Tips for Page Authoring (continued)
Frames. Label
with the title or name attribute.
Tables. Make line by line
reading sensible. Summarize. Avoid using tables for column layout.
Check your work. Validate the HTML. Use evaluation tools and
text-only browsers to verify accessibility.
Slide 16. How can I insure my course documents are accessible?
Use Standards
Test your site/ validate
your code:
Slide 17. “The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of a disability is an essential aspect.”
-Tim Berners- Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web
Slide 18.
References